State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Managers salary: District of Columbia vs South Carolina
Public Relations Managers in District of Columbia earn a median of $197,600. In South Carolina, $104,920. After cost-of-living, the gap is 60.6% — not 88.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+88.3%
District of Columbia vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+60.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Public Relations Managers
- Median
- $197,600
- p25
- $142,020
- p75
- $296,830
- p10
- $117,350
- p90
- $346,130
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -14%
South Carolina
Public Relations Managers
- Median
- $104,920
- p25
- $80,010
- p75
- $145,240
- p10
- $65,160
- p90
- $212,260
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.